Read Text A, Chasing the Northern Lights, in the insert and then answer Questions 1(a)–1(e)

on this question paper.

Question 1

(a) Give three reasons why the narrator decides to sit down on the way up the mountain,
according to the text.

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(b) Using your own words, explain what the text means by:

(i) ‘crimson glow’ (line 2):

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(ii) ‘massive body’ (line 3):

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(c) Re-read paragraph 2 (‘The aurora occurs rewarding than the other.’).

Give two circumstances in which you would be unlikely to see the aurora very clearly.

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(d) Re-read paragraphs 3, 4 and 5 (‘The aurora forecast gyrating.’).

(i) Identify two things the narrator needed to do in order to see the aurora.

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(e)Re-read paragraph 6 (‘Words and images place in humanity.’).

Using your own words, explain the effects of seeing the aurora on the narrator.

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Read Text C, Night-time photography, in the insert and then answer Questions 2(a)–(d)
on this question paper.

Question 2

(a) Identify a word or phrase from the text which suggests the same idea as the
words underlined:

(i) The narrator decided on a very straightforward decision.

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(ii)The narrator was taking greater interest in the surrounding area because it was
night-time.

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 (iii)The moon ascended slowly and quietly.

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(iv)The narrator felt heat coming from a car.

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(b)Using your own words, explain what the writer means by each of the words
underlined:

I turned into a quiet and deserted residential street, from which I could hear the low
hum of the distant main road. A train rushed past. I stopped to listen to its receding
sound, and then followed along in its wake, feeling energised.

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(c)Use one example from the text below to explain how the writer suggests the feelings of the
other photographer.

Use your own words in your explanation.

A fellow enthusiast hurried past. He nodded quickly and smiled: ‘Just over there. Amazing
colours behind the trees. I think you’ll catch them.’ He scurried ahead. I could see he too
was following the train-line. He seemed preoccupied. I hoped I would catch up with him
later.

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(d)Re-read paragraphs 1 and 7.

• Paragraph 1 begins ‘My plan and is about the appearance and movements of
the harvest moon.

• Paragraph 7 begins ‘The darkness at and is about the countryside at night.

Explain how the writer uses language to convey meaning and to create effect in these
paragraphs. Choose three examples of words or phrases from each paragraph to
support your answer. Your choices should include the use of imagery.

Write about 200 to 300 words.

Up to 15 marks are available for the content of your answer.

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